| 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
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| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Record | 70–91 (.435) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
| Owners | Vince Naimoli |
| General managers | Chuck LaMar |
| Managers | Lou Piniella |
| Television | FSN Florida WXPX (Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats) |
| Radio | WFLA (Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes) |
← 2003
2005 →
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The 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their seventh since the franchise was created. This season, they finished fourth in the American League East, 3 games ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays, who finished in last place. They managed to finish the season with a record of 70–91, finishing out of last for the first time in their 7-year history. Their manager was Lou Piniella who entered his second season with the Devil Rays.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 57–24 | 44–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 98 | 64 | .605 | 3 | 55–26 | 43–38 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 23 | 38–43 | 40–41 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 70 | 91 | .435 | 30½ | 41–39 | 29–52 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 94 | .416 | 33½ | 40–41 | 27–53 |
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 13–7 | 6–1 | 9–10 | 4–5 | 7–11 |
| Baltimore | 3–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–14 | 0–7 | 7–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 11–8 | 5–13 |
| Boston | 5–4 | 9–10 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 14–5 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–9 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–7 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 8–10 |
| Cleveland | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | — | 9–10 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 5–2 | 10–8 |
| Detroit | 2–7 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 11–8 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 |
| Kansas City | 0–7 | 3–6 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 8–11 | 11–8 | — | 7–12 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
| New York | 4–5 | 14–5 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 7–2 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 12–7 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 9–10 | 7–0 | 1–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 11–8 | 7–2 | 11–9 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 7–13 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 8–11 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 1–6 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 2–7 | 9–9 | 15–3 |
| Texas | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 9–11 | 12–7 | 7–2 | — | 7–2 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 5–4 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 9–9 | 2–7 | — | 8–10 |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Toby Hall | 119 | 404 | 103 | .255 | 8 | 60 |
| 1B | Tino Martinez | 138 | 458 | 120 | .262 | 23 | 76 |
| 2B | Rey Sánchez | 91 | 285 | 70 | .246 | 2 | 26 |
| SS | Julio Lugo | 157 | 581 | 160 | .275 | 7 | 75 |
| 3B | Aubrey Huff | 157 | 600 | 178 | .297 | 29 | 104 |
| LF | Carl Crawford | 152 | 626 | 185 | .296 | 11 | 55 |
| CF | Rocco Baldelli | 136 | 518 | 145 | .280 | 16 | 74 |
| RF | José Cruz Jr. | 153 | 545 | 132 | .242 | 21 | 78 |
| DH | Robert Fick | 76 | 214 | 43 | .201 | 6 | 26 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Geoff Blum | 112 | 339 | 73 | .215 | 8 | 35 |
| Jorge Cantú | 50 | 173 | 52 | .301 | 2 | 17 |
| B.J. Upton | 45 | 159 | 41 | .258 | 4 | 12 |
| Brook Fordyce | 54 | 151 | 31 | .205 | 2 | 9 |
| Damian Rolls | 53 | 117 | 19 | .162 | 0 | 9 |
| Fred McGriff | 27 | 72 | 13 | .181 | 2 | 7 |
| Midre Cummings | 22 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 2 | 7 |
| Joey Gathright | 19 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Eduardo Pérez | 13 | 38 | 8 | .211 | 1 | 7 |
| Matt Diaz | 10 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 3 |
| Randall Simon | 8 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Gomes | 5 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
| José Bautista | 12 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Romano | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Gipson | 5 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mark Hendrickson | 32 | 183.1 | 10 | 15 | 4.81 | 87 |
| Victor Zambrano | 23 | 128.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.43 | 109 |
| Rob Bell | 24 | 123.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.46 | 57 |
| Dewon Brazelton | 22 | 120.2 | 6 | 8 | 4.77 | 64 |
| Doug Waechter | 14 | 70.1 | 5 | 7 | 6.01 | 36 |
| Geremi González | 11 | 50.1 | 0 | 5 | 6.97 | 22 |
| Paul Abbott | 10 | 47.0 | 2 | 5 | 6.70 | 25 |
| Scott Kazmir | 8 | 33.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.67 | 41 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| John Halama | 34 | 118.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.70 | 59 |
| Jorge Sosa | 43 | 99.1 | 4 | 7 | 5.53 | 94 |
| Jason Standridge | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 |
| Todd Ritchie | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 4 |
| Damian Moss | 5 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 16.88 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Danys Báez | 62 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 3.57 | 52 |
| Trever Miller | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.12 | 43 |
| Lance Carter | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.47 | 36 |
| Travis Harper | 52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.89 | 59 |
| Jesús Colomé | 33 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.27 | 40 |
| Chad Gaudin | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.85 | 30 |
| Bobby Seay | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 17 |
| Franklin Núñez | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.91 | 14 |
| John Webb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 9 |
| Dicky Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 7 |
| Bartolomé Fortunato | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 5 |
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